Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

jimini0

My 2 went back Wednesday. Its great to have them back. Apart from extra hand washing and sanitising. Nothing much has changed. The kids are getting back to normal. It was not good for their wellbeing been off for so long. I just hope we don't have to go back into lockdown again. The young and old have sacrificed so much this year it won't be awful on them if other people mess it up for them.
Heard there was communion last weekend. One child was not allowed make it on the day because they could not do without their holiday in France a week before the communion.

trixi2011

jimini0 wrote: »

My 2 went back Wednesday. Its great to have them back. Apart from extra hand washing and sanitising. Nothing much has changed. The kids are getting back to normal. It was not good for their wellbeing been off for so long. I just hope we don't have to go back into lockdown again. The young and old have sacrificed so much this year it won't be awful on them if other people mess it up for them.
Heard there was communion last weekend. One child was not allowed make it on the day because they could not do without their holiday in France a week before the communion.

Just to pull you up on the comment made re the families holiday In France . I find some people are being very judgemental when people go ahead on Holidays . Alot of people had pre-booked summer holidays and weren't able to get there money back which could be quite alot if it was a large family . The government advices Irish people to staycation at home in Ireland to be honest alot of families may be better able to afford a holiday in France than ireland.

cute geoge

Base price wrote: »

A friend lives near a school and she said it was great to hear the children back playing in the yard at break times.

FF and minister Norma Foley have got a hell alot of flack for opening schools so I hope it goes according to plan .Trojan work done on the ground by principals and teachers to get the schools back some have spent every day of August getting schools ready

Water John

trixi2011 wrote: »

Just to pull you up on the comment made re the families holiday In France . I find some people are being very judgemental when people go ahead on Holidays . Alot of people had pre-booked summer holidays and weren't able to get there money back which could be quite alot if it was a large family . The government advices Irish people to staycation at home in Ireland to be honest alot of families may be better able to afford a holiday in France than ireland.

Most places would let you rebook for next year and a lot of people did. Others simply took the hit. It was a choice, to simply do, the right thing.

jimini0

trixi2011 wrote: »

Just to pull you up on the comment made re the families holiday In France . I find some people are being very judgemental when people go ahead on Holidays . Alot of people had pre-booked summer holidays and weren't able to get there money back which could be quite alot if it was a large family . The government advices Irish people to staycation at home in Ireland to be honest alot of families may be better able to afford a holiday in France than ireland.

Yes i understand that. I do not begrudge people for goin on foreign holidays. Thats their choice and right to go. But The parents knew about the communion for 3 months. They were advised not to go on holidays around the time of the communion. They could have booked it for after the communion or 2 weeks before hand but not the week before it. The priest and the school made this advise known when the date was finalised so they had plenty of time to rearrange.

whelan2

cute geoge wrote: »

FF and minister Norma Foley have got a hell alot of flack for opening schools so I hope it goes according to plan .Trojan work done on the ground by principals and teachers to get the schools back some have spent every day of August getting schools ready

With communion and confirmation mixed in too. Hopefully they will get to stay back at school

whelan2

Water John wrote: »

Most places would let you rebook for next year and a lot of people did. Others simply took the hit. It was a choice, to simply do, the right thing.

The problem now is schools are asking that kids do not come to school until 14 days after returning from abroad. Even from countries on the green list. I don't know how that will be policed

Water John

Big long queue outside local pub/restaurant this evening. I really don't get it.

whelan2

We went to footgolf today. Never went before. Great crack, no masks needed out on the course. Great way to spend a few hours and not expensive

charolais0153

trixi2011 wrote: »

Just to pull you up on the comment made re the families holiday In France . I find some people are being very judgemental when people go ahead on Holidays . Alot of people had pre-booked summer holidays and weren't able to get there money back which could be quite alot if it was a large family . The government advices Irish people to staycation at home in Ireland to be honest alot of families may be better able to afford a holiday in France than ireland.

End of world if no holiday :rolleyes:

Nekarsulm

charolais0153 wrote: »

End of world if no holiday :rolleyes:

Not the end of the world, just a personal choice.
Always a "moral minority" who like to set themselves up as paragon of virtue on the internet, though.
You'll see them posting stuff like "it's a kick in the teeth for health workers" if someone dares to go on holidays, have a barbecue, basically anything they themselves chose not to do.

zetecescort

Water John wrote: »

Big long queue outside local pub/restaurant this evening. I really don't get it.

great craic in Killarney this weekend. not a Guard to be seen :rolleyes:. must be nearly time to close all pubs and restaurants again

whelan2

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Not the end of the world, just a personal choice.
Always a "moral minority" who like to set themselves up as paragon of virtue on the internet, though.
You'll see them posting stuff like "it's a kick in the teeth for health workers" if someone dares to go on holidays, have a barbecue, basically anything they themselves chose not to do.

Parents are 50 years married next month. They had planned a big holiday abroad, luckily wasn't fully booked. Also a family get together. Neither of which will happen. When they see big communion parties going ahead and people not isolating for 14 days after coming back from non green list countries and the carry on in Kerry it's annoying them.

Buford T. Justice XIX

whelan2 wrote: »

Parents are 50 years married next month. They had planned a big holiday abroad, luckily wasn't fully booked. Also a family get together. Neither of which will happen. When they see big communion parties going ahead and people not isolating for 14 days after coming back from non green list countries and the carry on in Kerry it's annoying them.

Are ye getting the bag of 10:10:20 for them?:D

whelan2

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

Are ye getting the bag of 10:10:20 for them?:D

Aye must orgainise that.

trixi2011

charolais0153 wrote: »

End of world if no holiday :rolleyes:

Definitely not the end of the world but also don't think it's the end of the world if someone goes on a foreign holiday . We haven't gone anywhere ourselfs this year but have spent a few days away in Ireland . We found it very very expensive and anywhere we went we seemed to end up having to mix with either English or American tourists. I very much doubt these tourists are spending 14 days in quarantine before they start there holiday.

Lime Tree Farm

Mooooo wrote: »

Mcguiness on radio 1 now

Farmer's daughter, married to a farmer, degree in Ag Sci. with her heart in the right place, and nothing vindictive about her. Also Ursula's preferred gender, it will be petticoat rule yet.

whelan2

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

Farmer's daughter, married to a farmer, degree in Ag Sci. with her heart in the right place, and nothing vindictive about her. Also Ursula's preferred gender, it will be petticoat rule yet.

No skeletons in the closet either. What you see is what you get

Lime Tree Farm

whelan2 wrote: »

No skeletons in the closet either. What you see is what you get

I remember her speaking on radio following her father's funeral. I have tried finding a copy on the internet. It very moving listening to her.

whelan2

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

I remember her speaking on radio following her father's funeral. I have tried finding a copy on the internet. It very moving listening to her.

She used to do the farm news on lmfm before she worked on ear to the ground. No big notions there

Mossie1975

whelan2 wrote: »

She used to do the farm news on lmfm before she worked on ear to the ground. No big notions there

Have met her twice through work - I think she’d be excellent.

CertifiedSimp

cute geoge wrote: »

FF and minister Norma Foley have got a hell alot of flack for opening schools so I hope it goes according to plan .Trojan work done on the ground by principals and teachers to get the schools back some have spent every day of August getting schools ready

A lot of them haven't.

I've heard of some teachers getting disciplined from principals for coming back from red list country and quarantining for 2 weeks and quarantine finishing the day before school begins.

Others going in the day before school starts to set up.

Lime Tree Farm

Mossie1975 wrote: »

Have met her twice through work - I think she’d be excellent.

somehow or another, I think the "consolation prize" will decide it.

I says

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

somehow or another, I think the "consolation prize" will decide it.

Consolation prize ya make it sound like getting the shift at ten to two in the disco. :):)

CertifiedSimp

Nah wouldn't want mcguinness.

What was she doing on the news earlier, practically begging for the job.

ganmo

CertifiedSimp wrote: »

Nah wouldn't want mcguinness.

What was she doing on the news earlier, practically begging for the job.

I'm not a big politico but when I heard that they wanted a Male and female candidate McGuinness was the first name that popped into my head, the radio was talking about convey so a FG candidate is possible.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Small man went off to school this morning, very reluctantly. No surprise after 6 months off, I suppose.

We and another 3 families got an email last week telling us we could drop them off at the normal time we used to last year to get to work and other schools on time, rather than the much later times we were given for drop offs, so good news on that front.

Not that it made a difference as everyone came this morning at their usual times:rolleyes:

emaherx

The boys went back last Thursday and the little lady started playschool today. She seemed happy out, not so sure about her mammy.

dzer2

emaherx wrote: »

The boys went back last Thursday and the little lady started playschool today. She seemed happy out, not so sure about her mammy.

Now there's an idea never thought of sending the mammy to play school

emaherx

dzer2 wrote: »

Now there's an idea never thought of sending the mammy to play school

Pretty sure she'd have liked to stay. But it's ok the little one was able to reassure her.